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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast. This Is Episode 137. Last Welcome to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast. This is episode 137. Last time, the Wei emperor Cao Rui had died, and his 8-year-old son, Cao Fang (1), ascended to the throne. Being 8, he needed some adults to help him manage things. Those adults were Sima Yi and Cao Shuang, the son of Sima Yi’s former colleague and sometimes-frenemy Cao Zhen. Things started out well enough between Sima Yi and Cao Shuang, until somebody reminded Cao Shuang how Sima Yi had showed up his late father time after time, though really, it was his father who usually did the heavy lifting in humiliating himself. In any case, Cao Shuang decided to elbow Sima Yi out of the way, and he did so in a very cloak-and-dagger way. He convinced the emperor to promote Sima Yi to imperial guardian, a lofty title that just so happened to carry zero military authority. So Cao Shuang, as regent, hoarded command of the army, and with that came total control of the court. In response, Sima Yi, well, just decided to stay home on account of umm illness. And his two … … sons also retreated from public life, settling into private lives of leisure instead. So now Cao Shuang, with a firm grasp on control of the court, spent his days drinking and making merry with his entourage. Their clothing and daily wares were the equal of those used by the court. Whenever a tribute of exotic curios arrived for the emperor, Cao Shuang skimmed the best for himself before sending the rest to the emperor. His residence was filled with pretty women, and even that wasn’t enough. A eunuch from the inner palace wanted to suck up to Cao Shuang, so he picked seven or eight of the late emperor’s attending ladies and secretly sent them to Cao Shuang. As you can imagine, getting busy with women who had served your former lord was a huge impropriety, but Cao Shuang didn't care. He just piled on. He chose 30 or 40 daughters from good families to serve as his private singers and dancers. He also built a multi-level painted gallery, commissioned gold and silver wares, and hired hundreds of artisans to work day and night on things to tingle the senses. So basically, he was living the debauched life of a spoiled, myopic aristocrat. Things usually end well for those people in this novel, right? Another thing that Cao Shuang began doing quite frequently was to go on hunting expeditions outside the city with his entourage. One of his younger brothers told him, “You hold too much power to go hunting all the time. If somebody makes a move against you, it’ll be too late for regrets.” But Cao Shuang scoffed. “I control the military. What concern is there?” So he dismissed cautions from his brother and another confidant and kept up with his hunting. And in this way, 10 years passed. Yes, you heard right. Ten years passed, just like that. See, I told you the timeline gets really compressed from here on out. So, we’re now in the year 249, a decade after the young emperor Cao Fang ascended to the throne. All power rested with Cao Shuang. As for Sima Yi, Cao Shuang had kind of lost track of the man over the years. After all, Sima Yi had basically disappeared from public life years ago because of his health. Around this time, the emperor had appointed one of Cao Shuang’s confidants, a man named Li (3) Sheng (4), as the imperial protector of Jing Province. Before Li Sheng (4) headed off to his new post, Cao Shuang told him to use this as an excuse to go pay Sima Yi a visit and see what the old man was up to these days. So Li Sheng went to Sima Yi’s residence. After a few moments, he was invited into Sima Yi’s chamber. There, he found Sima Yi on his bed, propped up by two servant girls, with the covers over him, and his hair hanging down. Li Sheng approached the bed and said, “Imperial guardian. I have not seen you in a while. But I didn’t expect to find your illness so severe. His majesty has appointed me as imperial protector of Jing Province, and I have come to pay my respects before I go.” To this, Sima Yi replied, “Bing Province is near the northern border. You must prepare well for your journey.” “No, I am the imperial protector of JING Province, not BING Province.” “What? You just came from Bing Province?” Sima Yi replied with a smile. “No, JING Province!” “Ohhhh, you just came from JING Province!” Flabbergasted by this exchange, Li Sheng turned and asked the attendants, “How did the imperial guardian deteriorate so badly?” The attendants told him that Sima Yi was going deaf, which, yeah no duh. So Li Sheng asked for brush and paper and wrote out what he wanted to say. Sima Yi took a look and laughed. “I am so sick that my hearing has gone,” he said. “Take care on your journey.” Then, he simply gestured toward his mouth, and his maids served him soup. As soon as they fed him a spoonful, Sima Yi started coughing nonstop, spewing soup all over himself. “I am old, weak, and sick,” he told Li Sheng. “My death draws near. My two sons are no good; I hope, sir, you will keep them in line. If you see the regent, please put in a good word for my sons.” When he finished speaking those words, Sima Yi slumped over on his bed, heaving and panting. Li Sheng took his leave and reported back to Cao Shuang, who was delighted. “If that old man dies, I would have no concerns!” Cao Shuang rejoiced. A day later, Cao Shuang suggested to the emperor Cao Fang that he and all the court officials should go to the ancestral tombs to make an offering to his late father. Cao Shuang and his three brothers, along with his confidants, accompanied the emperor. But as they were about to leave the city, one of his confidants, an official named Huan (2) Fan (4), grabbed Cao Shuang’s reins and said, “My lord, you control the imperial guard. It’s not wise for you and all your brothers to leave the city. What if something goes wrong here?” But Cao Shuang pointed at Huan (2) Fan (4) with his whip and scolded him. “Who would dare to rebel?! Stop it with your nonsense!” So Cao Shuang, his entourage, the emperor, and most of the court officials headed off for a day of sacrifices and, more importantly, some good hunting. As soon as they left the city, something began to stir. So yeah, that whole illness thing with Sima Yi was just an act. He had been lying low all these years, waiting for his opportunity to make a move. When Li Sheng visited him a day earlier, Sima Yi had put on a show so that Li Sheng would tell Cao Shuang how he was on death’s doorstep and therefore lull Cao Shuang into complacency. Now that Cao Shuang and his faction had vacated the city, Sima Yi sprang into action. He immediately called up the officers who had fought by his side in the old wars, as well as several dozen commanders in his own household, and of course, his two sons. First, he ordered two officials to go occupy the camps of Cao Shuang’s forces, under the pretense of acting on Cao Shuang’s authority. Next, Sima Yi led a group of veteran court officials to go see the empress dowager. They told her that Cao Shuang had betrayed the trust of the former emperor and was mucking things up in the kingdom, and that his offense warranted his removal from power. The empress dowager was blindsided by this and said, “His majesty is out. What is to be done?” Sima Yi replied, “Your servant has prepared a memorial to his majesty and a plan to exterminate the traitors. Do not worry.” Well, the empress dowager knew that it wasn’t really up to her anyway. Sima Yi was just informing her so that he could get some official cover for the actions he’s about to take. She had no choice but to give her consent. Official sanction in hand, Sima Yi immediately ordered the grand commandant, Jiang (3) Ji (4), and the chief of the Secretariat, Sima Fu (2), to draft a memorial to the emperor, which he then sent to the Inner Bureau to be delivered to the emperor outside the city. Sima Yi, meanwhile, led a large force to go occupy the armory. By now, word of Sima Yi’s movements had reached Cao Shuang’s household, and Cao Shuang’s wife was in a panic, wondering what Sima Yi was doing mobilizing troops while the court was away. One of her guards told her that he would find out. So he led a few dozen archers to the tower above the main gate. There, they saw Sima Yi and his troops approaching. The archers let loose their arrows, keeping Sima Yi and his forces at bay. From the rear of the column, one of Sima Yi’s officers yelled, “The imperial guardian is acting on behalf of the state! Hold your arrows!” He shouted this three times, and finally, the archers stopped firing. Taking advantage of the moment, Sima Yi, protected by his second son Sima Zhao (1), rushed through the gate.
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